Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her marriage in 1137 to the heir to the French throne seemed at first to be an ideal match . |
| 2 | There is an excellent chapter ‘ Must I exercise ? ’ which boasts a complimentary piece written from first hand experience , on the Medau method . |
| 3 | For most of the time the ‘ Big Bird ’ preferred to sacrifice the flat-out pace of his team-mates for accuracy and control , taking wickets by making the ball swing and cut , and so in Tests was for some years used as first or second change bowler . |
| 4 | LIFESPAN allows this process to begin by first ensuring that no further modifications can be entered into LIFESPAN during the assessment process . |
| 5 | This behaviour seems at first sight to be the opposite of that seen during wound closure . |
| 6 | The entire German Army attacked at first light on 28 August . |
| 7 | Sources close to the talks said this idea had at first been opposed by Iran and Nigeria . |
| 8 | Accordingly , the rest of this section concentrates on first , studies of social change in rural communities , and then , the changing political structure of these communities , before considering one model for the future , California . |
| 9 | West Ham doing so well in the second division went to first division Luton , and by half time they were in front , a Pariss goal after forty three minutes , but Luton hit back in the seventieth minute through Black , and these two sides must replay . |
| 10 | Form an equation and solve it to find how much Gregory had at first . |
| 11 | It does n't lay down rigid guidelines to be followed , it just suggests erm penalties for average offences committed by first offenders of average means , and it provides a starting point for magistrates to think about . |
| 12 | It had not been an easy concept to grasp at first , but ‘ we 're getting better at being businessmen , ’ Mr. Lockley said . |
| 13 | When personal representatives sell without first effecting registration of their title , proof thereof and of the death of the registered proprietor must of course be lodged : a copy of the grant of probate or letters of administration certified as a true copy by the seller 's conveyancers ( when acting for a buyer you should make this requirement the subject of one of your requisitions on title ) is sufficient evidence . |
| 14 | The garish shirt that caused a myotonic goat to faint at first sight may have little effect once the animal has grown used to its owner 's poor taste . |
| 15 | ESSEX school students of all ages now have a unique opportunity to study at first hand the integration of wildlife and landscape conservation with modern farming techniques . |
| 16 | Whilst your forthcoming weekend will naturally provide you with the ideal opportunity to discover at first hand the delights of owning your own Highland retreat , I can assure you there is absolutely no commitment . |
| 17 | To the novelist , that alteration in domestic mores seems at first sight to have had more significance than the increasing diversity of styles . |
| 18 | Curtis ' incipiently multiracial ideas seemed at first rather startling to some other members of the Round . |
| 19 | As London 's largest independent provider of community care we have seen these changes unfold at first hand . |
| 20 | You got the staircase in there but you will have got ornamental wrought iron leading to first floor archway to your dining room . |
| 21 | Whether or not this pilot study leads on to a larger project depends upon first , whether or not the aid project goes ahead , and second , whether or not the pilot study indicates that a more ambitious study is feasible . |
| 22 | Tallying up their invoices , many participants agreed with first time exhibitor Peter Findlay who , when asked if he would ‘ do ’ The Art Show again next year , replied , ‘ I 'd do it again next month ’ . |
| 23 | Professional Draw is equally at home with creative or technical illustration and the interface shows that a great deal of thought about usability has gone into it , although the sheer weight of features and refinements for precision illustration make it a complex package to master at first . |
| 24 | Most of the existing shares came from First Financial Management Corp , Atlanta , Georgia , which acquired 2.4m shares in connection with FIserv 's acquisition of Tomahawk Holding Inc and its Basis Information Technologies Inc unit . |
| 25 | Bredbury 's solid start ends in first defeat |
| 26 | The traction — is referred to a set of coordinates which in classical elasticity are in the undeformed material , but in large-strain elasticity may alternatively be in the deformed material Consider at first the classical theory ; if the traction — acts on a surface with normal n then we write for the components of the traction , and the scalar product — . |
| 27 | The professional competencies required of first and second level nurses are commensurate with the level and duration of initial nurse training , and these are examined more closely in Chapter 7 when discussing changes in nursing practice generally . |
| 28 | You ca n't , you have to , people with temporary contracts have to first |
| 29 | The function of early Anglo-Saxon pottery seems at first glance to be obvious . |
| 30 | Back in the changing rooms , the only drink to celebrate at first for financially pressed Oxford was tea … |